“What is the most rigorous law of our being? Growth.”[ Mark Twain, from “Consistency,” a paper read in Hartford in 1887 ]Established in 1989, the Center for Mark Twain Studies “International Conference on the State of Mark Twain Studies” is the oldest and largest
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Confirmed keynotes: Gerry Canavan, Charles Adler, Stina Attebery, André Brock, Emily CoxPalmer-White, J. Jesse Ramírez.
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For many present-day readers, early American literature seems a nexus of far removed, boring, stodgy, and simply no longer relevant texts, ideas, authors, and tropes. Yes, we hear politicians frequently invoke the “Founding Fathers” and...
Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association Conference
November 24-26, 2021
Hosted by Macquarie School of Social Sciences Online via Zoom
Recognizing the multiple...
With authoritarianism and nationalism on the rise in the US and abroad in recent years, “resistance” has become a keyword for activists, stressing the importance of organized, conscience-based opposition to governmental oppression. Resistance can take many forms, including traditional and...
Witness and “Withness”
The Hu Hotel, Memphis Tennessee, January 27-30, 2022
Writers, thinkers, activists, and academics daily bear witness to the world, engaging in...
2021 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference
Popular Fiction
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2021 Midwest PCA/ACA Conference
Popular Fiction
Deadline for submissions:
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The American Studies Program and Canadian Studies Program at Bridgewater State University (Massachusetts, USA) present
The U.S., Canada, Quebec and the Problem of the Border: A Virtual Undergraduate Research Conference
Friday, April 2, 2021 8:30am – 4:30pm
